Island Morning
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Monday on Island Morning....heat, soybeans, barley, oats, sheep, chickens, pigs. Barnyard Organics is a truly a mixed farming operation in Freetown and the award-winning couple behind it are Mark and Sally Bernard. We'll spend a busy spring day on the farm.
Gold medals for P.E.I. We'll hear from two young Islanders who took home top prizes at the recent Skills Canada competion in unique categories...workplace safety and job interviewing.
Hope you'll hire us for the morning Monday between 6 and 8:30... on 96.1 FM
Categories: Episode Update
Friday May 25, 2012
Inside the Rail - May 25, 2012
Posted by Errol Richardson
One of the 27 MLAs in the provincial legislature has a book in their desk called, Think before you Speak.
Coming up in our weekly feature, Inside the Rail, our political reporter Brendan Elliott tells us which politician it is ... and whether the book is helping.
Friday May 25, 2012
Political Panel - May 25, 2012
Posted by Errol Richardson
Is the honeymoon over for Robert Ghiz? We'll put that question to our political panelists Nancy, Paul and Mary Lynn.
Friday May 25, 2012
Patrick Ledwell - Bridge Anniversary
Posted by Errol Richardson
It's the fifteenth anniversary of the bridge this year...and is it time for a new slogan?
Comedian Patrick Ledwell thinks so..in the latest edition of " I am an Islander."
Categories: episodes
Thursday May 24, 2012
Men In Black
Posted by Errol Richardson
Here come the Men in Black...
The third in the blockbuster movie series opens this weekend... and there's an Island connection to this pop culture event.
Island artist Sandy Carruthers drew the original graphic novel... and attended the first film's premiere.
Thursday May 24, 2012
Movie Review - The Dictator
Posted by Errol Richardson
Matt Rainnie dethrones Sacha Baron Cohen's latest comedy that looks at global politics through the Dictator.
Monday May 21, 2012
Country Music Rabbits
Posted by Nancy Russell
Some rabbits from Evangeline have gone country. We hear about a new tourist attraction in Tignish where people can brush the fur of their favourite country music star. Julia Cook brings us the story.(top left - Keith Urban, top right - Taylor Swift, bottom - Tim McGraw)
Categories: episodes
Sunday May 20, 2012
Regrets from the Deathbed
Posted by Nancy Russell
Matt talks to a palliative care nurse from Australia who turned her experiences into a fascinating blog that connected with many readers. And now it's become a book called "The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying."
Categories: episodes
Friday May 18, 2012
Remembering Mae Ames
Posted by Mitch Cormier
Dutch Thompson pays tribute to Mae Ames. She was a nurse in World War Two, a teacher, mentor and actress. Ames passed away this week at the age of 92.
Categories: episodes
Thursday May 17, 2012
Movie Review - Dark Shadows
Posted by Mitch Cormier
A vampire emerges from his grave after 200 years, to find the world he knew has changed. Johnny Depp stars in the new Tim Burton film, Dark Shadows. Matt Rainne offers his thoughts on the film.
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Categories: episodes
Monday May 14, 2012
Collective Wisdom: The Meaning of Life
Posted by Nancy Russell
On our Collective Wisdom parenting column, how do you answer when your kid asks one of the biggest questions there is: what's the meaning of life? Dave Atkinson goes in search of some big answers.
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